Legal Opinion
Texas Power & Light Company v. City of Garland
Texas Supreme Court
Decided March 27, 1968No. A-11680PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Justice.
Texas Power & Light Company sued the City of Garland a home rule city, to enjoin the City from requiring the Com*513pany to obtain a permit before it extended its electrical line to a new customer and from interfering with the Company’s franchise rights. The Company also sought a declaratory judgment that an ordinance stating reasons for the City’s denial of a permit is an unconstitutional impairment of its franchise. The City answered and sought a declaration that the ordinance is a valid exercise of the powers reserved to a City by Article 1, § 17 of the Texas Constitution,…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- City of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles Gas & Electric Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Lone Star Gas Co. v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Sunac Petroleum Corporation v. ParkesTexas Supreme Court · 1967
- City of Akron v. Public Utilities CommissionOhio Supreme Court · 1948
- Storrie v. Houston City Street Railway Co.Texas Supreme Court · 1898
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- Crownhill Homes, Inc. v. City of San AntonioCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1968
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